Ladies Asian Golf Tour

The Ladies Asian Tour is a women's professional golf tour established in 2022 and successor to the Ladies Asia Golf Circuit which ran 1983–2004 and the Ladies Asian Golf Tour which ran 2005–2021. The successive tours have been sanctioned by the Asia-Pacific Golf Confederation since its inception as an official Asian ladies' tour.[2]

Ladies Asian Tour
FormerlyLadies Asia Golf Circuit (1983–2004)
Ladies Asian Golf Tour (2005–2021)
SportGolf
Founded1983[1]
CountryThailand
Singapore
Malaysia
Indonesia
India
Hong Kong
Taiwan
Japan
China
Philippines
Macau
HeadquartersHong Kong (former)
Japan (former)[2]
Seoul, Republic of Korea
ConfederationAsia-Pacific Golf Confederation
International Golf Federation
Official websiteLAT

Background

By 2005 there were five established women's professional tours in the world, of which two were in Asia, namely the LPGA of Japan Tour and the LPGA of Korea Tour. Japan and South Korea are two of the top three powers in women's professional golf, alongside the United States. The Ladies Asian Tour (LAT) is effectively a tour for the rest of Asia. This is comparable to the position in men's golf, where Japan has its own Japan Golf Tour and the rest of Asia has the Asian Tour. Most of the players on the tour come from Asia, but there are also representatives of various other parts of the world. Like the other major golf tours, LAGT has been a professional member of the International Golf Federation.[1]

History

Ladies Asia Golf Circuit

Between 1987–2003 the tour was known as the Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit as the main sponsor was the Kosaido Company of Japan, and prize money was in the range of $50,000–70,000. The company terminated its sponsorship due to the passing of its Chairman, Mr. Yoshiaki Sakurai in 2003.[2]

Ladies Asian Golf Tour

In 2005 the tour was reorganized as the Ladies Asian Golf Tour by Koichi Kato,[3] and the first event after the restart was the Phuket Thailand Ladies Masters, which was played on 15-17 December 2005 with a $100,000 purse. In 2006 there were five tournaments with combined prize money of US$410,000, and five again in 2007, with total prize money of US$590,000.[2] Between 2011 and 2014 most of the touräs events were co-sanctioned tournaments organized by the Taiwan LPGA Tour. With the only remaining tournaments of the tour, the Hong Kong Ladies Open and Hero Women's Indian Open, cancelled for several seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the tour's activity came to a halt.[4]

Ladies Asian Tour

In 2022, the Asian Golf Leaders Forum (AGLF) established a new Ladies Asian Tour (LAT) Series, which kicked off in June with the 36th Korea Women's Open. The LAT Series, through the Asia Pacific Golf Platform (APGP), organized seven tournaments across the Asia Pacific region in 2023, with plans to expand to 10 events in 2024.[5]

Schedule and results – Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit (1987–2004)
Kosaido Ladies Asia Golf Circuit 1987–2004
SeasonTournamentLocationWinner
1987 Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanChinese Taipei Tu Ai-yu
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaJapan Fusako Nagata
Singapore Ladies OpenSingaporeSweden Liselotte Neumann
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandEngland Beverley New
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaJapan Ikuyo Shiotani
1988 Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaAustralia Elizabeth Wilson
Singapore Ladies OpenSingaporeAustralia Elizabeth Wilson
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandAustralia Karen Lunn
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaEngland Beverley New
1989 Thailand Ladies OpenThailandEngland Debbie Dowling
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaSweden Sofia Grönberg-Whitmore
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaJapan Norimi Terasawa
1990 Singapore Ladies OpenSingaporeSwitzerland Evelyn Orley
Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanChinese Taipei Tu Ai-yu
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaUnited States Leigh Ann Mills
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaJapan Chieko Nishida
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandAustralia Corinne Dibnah
1991 Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaChinese Taipei Li Wen-Lin
Singapore Ladies OpenSingaporeChinese Taipei Li Wen-Lin
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaJapan Chieko Nishida
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandAustralia Mardi Lunn
Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanChinese Taipei Li Wen-Lin
1992 Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanChinese Taipei Tu Ai-yu
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandJapan Hitomi Notsu
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaJapan Yuka Irie
Singapore Ladies OpenSingaporeSpain Tania Abitbol
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaEngland Alison Nicholas
1993 Thailand Ladies OpenThailandEngland Laura Davies
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaUnited States Kim Lasken
Singapore Ladies OpenSingaporeEngland Janet Soulsby
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaEngland Sally Prosser
Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanJapan Fusako Nagata
1994 Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanUnited States Karen Weiss
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaUnited States Tracy Hanson
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaSouth Korea Won Jae-sook
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandEngland Laura Davies
1995 Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanChinese Taipei Cheng Mei-Chu
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaEngland Lisa Hackney
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaAustralia Corinne Dibnah
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandCanada Liz Earley
Singapore Ladies OpenSingaporeSpain Estefania Knuth
1996 Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanJapan Shoko Asano
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaAustralia Corinne Dibnah
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaAustralia Corinne Dibnah
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandUnited States Shelly Rule
Singapore Ladies OpenSingaporeEngland Debbie Dowling
1997 Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanChinese Taipei Hung Ching Huei
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaSweden Pernilla Sterner
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaSweden Petra Rigby Jinglöv
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandSweden Sophie Gustafson
Philippines Ladies OpenPhilippinesSweden Pernilla Sterner
1998 Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaEngland Tina Fischer
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaFrance Sandrine Mendiburu
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandChinese Taipei Yun-Jye Wei
Philippines Ladies OpenPhilippinesFrance Kristel Mourgue d'Algue
Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanWales Helen Wadsworth
1999 Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanChinese Taipei Tu Ai-yu
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaSouth Korea Park Hee Jung
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaEngland Johanna Head
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandChinese Taipei Yu-Chuan Tai
Philippines Ladies OpenPhilippinesSouth Korea Chung Il-mi
2000 Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanChinese Taipei Yun-Jye Wei
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaSouth Korea Kang Soo-yun
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaSouth Korea Kang Soo-yun
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandSouth Korea Kang Soo-yun
2001 Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanChinese Taipei Hsiu-Feng Tseng
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaChinese Taipei Yun-Jye Wei
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaJapan Shiho Oyama
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandThailand Nari Wongluekiet
2002 Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanChinese Taipei Huang Yu Chen
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaJapan Momoyo Yamazaki
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaJapan Yuka Arita
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandUnited States Nicole Jeray
2003 Taiwan Ladies OpenTaiwanThailand Russamee Gulyanamitta
Indonesia Ladies OpenIndonesiaJapan Akane Takagi
Malaysia Ladies OpenMalaysiaIndia Smriti Mehra
Thailand Ladies OpenThailandJapan Atsuko Ueno
2004 TLPGA Open[lower-alpha 1]TaiwanSouth Korea Shin Hyun-ju
GAROC Open[lower-alpha 1]TaiwanChinese Taipei Tu Ai-yu
  1. Co-sanctioned event with the Taiwan LPGA Tour

Source:[2]

Schedule and results – Ladies Asian Golf Tour (2005–2021)
Ladies Asian Golf Tour 2005–2021
SeasonDatesTournamentLocationWinnerMain tour(s)
2005 Feb 3–5Samsung Ladies MastersSingaporeSouth Korea Song Bo-baeKLPGA, LET[6]
Dec 15–17Phuket Thailand Ladies MastersPhuketThailand Nontaya Srisawang
2006 Feb 8–10Hong Kong Ladies MastersHong KongThailand Pornanong Phatlum
Feb 22–24Thailand Ladies OpenChonburiSouth Korea Park Hee-young
Mar 2–4Malaysian Ladies OpenMiriSouth Korea Eun-Hee Ji
Mar 15–17Orient Zhuhai OpenZhuhaiSouth Korea Kim Hae-jung
Mar 22–24Macau LAGT ChampionshipMacauSouth Korea Eun-Hee Ji
2007 Jan 24–26Macau Ladies OpenMacauUnited States Natalie Tucker
Jan 31 – Feb 2Hong Kong Ladies MastersHong KongUnited States Libby Smith
Mar 7–9Thailand Ladies OpenBangkokSouth Korea Jiyai Shin
Mar 14–16DLF Women's Indian OpenNew DelhiChinese Taipei Yani Tseng
Mar 21–23Asia Miles Binhai Ladies OpenShanghaiSouth Korea Na Da-yeKLPGA
2008 Feb 20–22Thailand Ladies OpenSamutprakarnThailand Pornanong Phatlum
Mar 26–28DLF Women's Indian OpenNew DelhiThailand Pornanong Phatlum
Sep 11–13Binhai OpenShanghaiSouth Korea Seo Hee-kyungKLPGA
Oct 31 – Nov 2Suzhou Taihu Ladies OpenJiangsuSweden Annika SörenstamLET
2009 Feb 18–20Thailand Ladies OpenSamutprakarnThailand Onnarin Sattayabanphot
Feb 25–27DLF Women's Indian OpenNew DelhiThailand Pornanong Phatlum
Oct 30 – Nov 1Suzhou Taihu Ladies OpenJiangsuSouth Korea Suh Bo-miLET
2010 Feb 24–26Thailand Ladies OpenSamutprakarnSouth Korea Lee Jung-min
Mar 19–21Ladies Indonesia OpenBaliSouth Korea Solar Lee
Oct 22–24Sanya Ladies OpenHainanSouth Africa Lee-Anne PaceLET
Oct 29–31Suzhou Taihu Ladies OpenJiangsuSouth Africa Lee-Anne PaceLET
Nov 11–13Hero Honda Women's Indian OpenNew DelhiEngland Laura DaviesLET
2011 Jan 6–8TLPGA & Royal OpenHsinchuSouth Korea Lee Mi-rimTLPGA
Jan 14–16Taifong Ladies OpenChanghuaChinese Taipei Yani TsengTLPGA
Jan 21–23Hitachi Ladies ClassicTaoyuanThailand Pornanong PhatlumTLPGA
Feb 9–11Thailand Ladies OpenBangkokThailand Tanaporn Kongkiatkrai
Feb 24–26Yumeya Dream CupNagoyaJapan Sakura Yokomine
Sep 21–23Swinging Skirts TLPGA OpenNew TaipeiChinese Taipei Hsieh Yu-lingTLPGA
Oct 21–23Sanya Ladies OpenHainanAustralia Frances BondadLET
Oct 28–30Suzhou Taihu Ladies OpenJiangsuChinese Taipei Yani TsengLET
Nov 9–11Hero Women's Indian OpenNew DelhiSweden Caroline HedwallLET
2012 Dec 30 – Jan 1TLPGA & Royal OpenHsinchuChinese Taipei Shih Huei-juTLPGA
Jan 6–8Hitachi Ladies ClassicTaoyuanChinese Taipei Teresa LuTLPGA
Feb 8–10Thailand Ladies OpenBangkokThailand Nontaya Srisawang
Feb 23–24Miyazaki Ladies OpenMiyazakiJapan Mami Fukuda
Mar 23–25Yumeya Dream CupNagoyaChinese Taipei Yu Pei-lin
Aug 8–10Technology CupHsinchuThailand Tiranun YoopanTLPGA
Oct 5–7Fubon Ladies OpenLinkouChinese Taipei Yao Hsuan-yuTLPGA
Oct 10–12TLPGA South Taiwan OpenKaohsiungChinese Taipei Lu Ya-hueiTLPGA
Oct 18–20Enjoy Jakarta Indonesia Ladies OpenJakartaThailand Patcharajutar Kongkraphan
Oct 25–28Suzhou Taihu Ladies OpenJiangsuSpain Carlota CigandaLET
Nov 2–4Sanya Ladies OpenHainanFrance Cassandra KirklandLET
Nov 8–10TLPGA Chinatrust OpenLinkouThailand Gulyanamitta NumaTLPGA
Nov 30 – Dec 2Hero Women's Indian OpenNew DelhiThailand Pornanong PhatlumLET
Dec 14–16Taifong Ladies OpenChanghuaChinese Taipei Teresa LuTLPGA
2013 Jan 11–13 TLPGA & Royal Open Hsinchu Thailand Titiya Pluckataporn TLPGA
Jan 18–20 Hitachi Ladies Classic Linkou Thailand Pornanong Phatlum TLPGA
Jan 24–26 Yeangder TLPGA Open Linkou Chinese Taipei Yao Hsuan-yu TLPGA
Apr 11–13 Yumeya Dream Cup Nagoya Japan Yumika Adachi
May 31–Jun 2 Technology Cup Hsinchu Chinese Taipei Huei-Ju Shih TLPGA
Jul 19–21 Chung Cheng Ladies Open Linkou Chinese Taipei Ssu-Chia Cheng TLPGA
Jul 24–26 Kenda Tires TLPGA Open Linkou Malaysia Ainil Abu Bakar TLPGA
Sep 19–21 CTBC Ladies Open Taoyuan South Korea Kim Do‐yeon TLPGA
Sep 27–29 Fubon Ladies Open Linkou Chinese Taipei Ssu-Chia Cheng TLPGA
Oct 25–27 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan South Africa Lee-Anne Pace LET
Nov 1–3 Suzhou Taihu Ladies Open Jiangsu France Gwladys Nocera LET
Nov 7–9 PTT Global Chemical Thailand Ladies Open Bangkok Thailand Sherman Santiwiwatthanaphong (a)
Nov 13–15 TLPGA South Taiwan Open Kaohsiung Chinese Taipei Ya‐Huei Lu TLPGA
Nov 28–30 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Thailand Thidapa Suwannapura LET
2014 Jan 10–12 Hitachi Ladies Classic Taoyuan Thailand Pornanong Phatlum TLPGA
Jan 17–19 TLPGA & Royal Open Hsinchu Thailand Nontaya Srisawang TLPGA
Jan 24–26 Taifong Ladies Open Changhua Chinese Taipei Yani Tseng TLPGA
May 21–23 Yeangder TLPGA Open New Taipei Australia Tamie Durdin TLPGA
May 28–30 Kenda Tires TLPGA Open Taoyuan Chinese Taipei Babe Liu TLPGA
Aug 6–8 Jing-Du Construction Charity Ladies Open Linkou Chinese Taipei Ssu-Chia Cheng TLPGA
Sep 23–25 Party Golfers Open Taichung Thailand Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul TLPGA
Nov 14–16 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan China Lin Xiyu LET
Dec 4–6 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi France Gwladys Nocera LET
2015 Jun 5–7 Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong South Korea Lee Jeong-hwa
Oct 23–25 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Denmark Emily Kristine Pedersen LET
Nov 6–8 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan China Lin Xiyu LET
2016 Jun 10–12 Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong Hong Kong Tiffany Chan (a)
Oct 27–29 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan Thailand Supamas Sangchan LET
Nov 11–13 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi India Aditi Ashok LET
2017 Jun 9–11 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong Thailand Supamas Sangchan
Nov 10–12 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi France Camille Chevalier LET, WGAI[lower-alpha 1]
Nov 17–19 Sanya Ladies Open Hainan France Céline Boutier LET
2018 May 11–13 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong Thailand Saranporn Langkulgasettrin
Nov 18–21 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Wales Becky Morgan LET, WGAI[lower-alpha 1]
2019 May 10–12 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong China Liu Yan
Oct 3–6 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Austria Christine Wolf LET, WGAI[lower-alpha 1]
2020 May 8–10 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Oct 1–4 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic LET, WGAI[lower-alpha 1]
2021 EFG Hong Kong Ladies Open Hong Kong Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Sep 30 – Oct 3 Hero Women's Indian Open New Delhi Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic LET, WGAI[lower-alpha 1]
  1. From 2017 LAGT were allocated ten entries in the Hero Women's Indian Open.[lower-alpha 2]

Source:[2]

Schedule and results – Ladies Asian Tour (2022–)

2022 season
Dates Tournament Location Winner(s) Prize fund WWGR Main tour[lower-alpha 1] Ref
19 JunDB Group Korea Women's OpenSouth KoreaSouth Korea Lim Hee-jeong₩1,300,000,00026KLPGA
20 AugSimone Asia Pacific Cup – IndividualIndonesiaPhilippines Princess Mary SuperalUS$500,000–[7]
Simone Asia Pacific Cup – TeamSouth Korea Lee Bo-mee & Ryu So-yeonUS$250,000–[8]
2 OctHana Financial Group ChampionshipSouth KoreaSouth Korea Kim Su-ji₩1,500,000,00020.5KLPGA
11 DecHana Financial Group Singapore Women's Open[lower-alpha 2]SingaporeSouth Korea Park Ji-young₩1,000,000,00019.5KLPGA[9]

2023 season
Dates Tournament Location Winner(s) Prize fund WWGR Main tour[lower-alpha 1] Ref
18 JunDB Group Korea Women's OpenSouth KoreaSouth Korea Hong Ji-won₩1,300,000,00026KLPGA
24 SepHana Financial Group ChampionshipSouth KoreaSouth Korea Lee Da-yeon₩1,500,000,00020.5KLPGA
23 DecSimone Asia Pacific Cup – IndividualIndonesiaThailand Atthaya ThitikulUS$550,000–
Simone Asia Pacific Cup – TeamThailand Atthaya Thitikul & Jaravee BoonchantUS$200,000–

2024 season
Dates Tournament Location Winner(s) Prize fund WWGR Main tour[lower-alpha 1] Ref
10 MarHana Financial Group Singapore Women's OpenSingaporeSouth Korea Kim Jae-heeS$1,100,000KLPGA[10]
16 JunDB Group Korea Women's OpenSouth Korea₩1,200,000,000KLPGA
1 SepGolfzon China OpenChinaRMB 5,000,000
29 SepHana Financial Group ChampionshipSouth Korea₩1,500,000,000KLPGA
NovPhilippines Ladies OpenPhilippinesUS$300,000TLPGA
7 DecSimone Asia Pacific Cup – IndividualIndonesia–
Simone Asia Pacific Cup – Team–
  1. JLPGA − LPGA of Japan Tour; KLPGA − LPGA of Korea Tour; LET − Ladies European Tour; TLPGA − Taiwan LPGA Tour; ThaiLPGA − Thai LPGA Tour
  2. Reduced to 36 holes due to weather conditions.

Order of Merit winners

Ladies Asian Golf Tour
YearPlayerCountryEventsEarnings (US$)
2017Pannarat Thanapolboonyaras Thailand113,216
2016Leticia Ras-Anderica Germany27,581
2015Kanphanitnan Muangkhumsakul Thailand325,777
2014Pornanong Phatlum Thailand182,500
2013Pornanong Phatlum Thailand3116,295
2012Patcharajutar Kongkraphan Thailand1087,966
2011Yani Tseng Chinese Taipei162,550
2010Lee-Anne Pace South Africa388,330
2009Bo-Mi Suh South Korea248,500
2008Hee-Kyung Seo South Korea145,000
2007Na Da-ye South Korea244,500
2006Eun-Hee Ji South Korea328,845

Source:[11]

See also

References
  1. "Ladies Asian Golf Tour". International Golf Federation. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. "History". Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. "Koichi Kato" (PDF). LAGT. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. "Postponement" (PDF). Ladies Asian Golf Tour. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  5. "Lydia Ko talks engagement, future plans ahead of inaugural Simone Asia Pacific Cup in Indonesia". Golfweek. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  6. "Blomqvist One Back Monnet-Melocco Wins Car". Golfchannel. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  7. "Simone Asia Pacific Cup returns to Indonesia for second edition in December". Golf Matters. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. "Simone Asia Pacific Cup: Philippines' Princess Mary Superal in breakout win". South China Morning Post. 20 August 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. "Ji Young Park wins after 36 holes in weather-shortened event". Singapore Golf Association. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  10. "Kim Jae-hee wins KLPGA Hana Financial Group Open in Singapore". Korea JoongAng Daily. 10 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  11. "Ladies Asian Golf Tour: Order of Merit". Retrieved May 2, 2013.
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